Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-15 | Page 6 | Kidnap Plotter Believed Crazy

KIDNAP PLOTTER I BELIEVED CRAZY I Detective Said Scientist Held in Case Is Suffering From Brain Fag SEATTLE Dec 15 Detective W-Detective Detective Captain Luke S. S May said today that tha thata a plot to kidnap John von Herbert 16 son of a Seattle theater magnate was conceived by a brilliant scientist deranged by years of lonely research research re reo re- re search who wanted The scientist he said is la J 7 B. B Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo gan a well known man using an alias who was arrested with Ed Brown by Sheriff W. W E. E Faulkner of Snohomish mish county before the alleged kidnap plan could be carried out May declined de de' dined to reveal the real names of the two Has Towering Intellect Logan has a towering Intellect which has been undermined by years year cars of solitary toil wrIting toil writing a monumental tal scientific work May said I 1 believe believe be be- lieve him to be a case of ot brain fag faga fag fag- a brilliant mind overburdened to th the breaking point He will be examined by the best alienists obtainable We went to his lonely home corth of Everett and in that house w we found one of the largest libraries libraries- and certainly the eeriest eeriest I I have seen Texts and reference books on astronomy astron astronomy omy higher mathematics atomic physics the physics the library of a scholar He has worked for 13 years e rs alone alon among his books and papers writing a treatise on the atomic composition of the ether which permeates empty space Upset by San Jose Case At one time he held responsible positions on eastern newspapers He said his decision to kidnap young von yon Herbert came after his mind was upset upset up up- set by the recent San Jose and lynching When Seattle and Snohomish authorities au an- cooperating with department of justice agents arrested Logan and Brown and said they had frustrated frustrated frus frus- rus a plot to obtain from J. J G. G von Herbert Prosecutor Robert Rober M. M said the most serious charge he could bring against the two arrested men would be conspiracy to kidnap